GMAT考试写作指导：Argument范文六

　　64. The Director of Human Resources concludes that most employees at Company X

　　feel that the improvement most needed at the company has been satisfactorily addressed.

　　Two reasons are offered in support of this conclusion. First, a survey of employees

　　showed that the issue respondents were most concerned about was employee-

　　management communication. Second, the company has since instituted regular

　　voluntary sessions for employees and management designed to improve communication.

　　The directors argument is questionable for two reasons.

　　To begin with, the validity of the survey is doubtful. Lacking information about

　　the number of employees surveyed and the number of respondents, it is impossible to

　　assess the validity of the results. For example, if 200 employees were surveyed but only

　　two responded, the conclusion that most of the employees ranked employee-

　　management communication as the most pressing issue would be highly suspect.

　　Because the argument offers no evidence that would rule out interpretations such as this,

　　the survey results are insufficient to support the authors conclusion.

　　Furthermore, even if the survey accurately ranks certain issues according to level

　　of employee concern, the highest-ranked issue in the survey might not be the issue

　　about which employees are most concerned. Why? The improvement most needed from

　　the point of view of the employees might not have appeared as one of the choices on the

　　survey. For example, if the list of improvements presented on the survey was created by

　　management rather than by the employees, then the issues of greatest concern to the

　　employees might not be included on the list. Lacking information about how the survey

　　was prepared, it is impossible to assess its reliability. Consequently, any conclusion

　　based on it is highly questionable.

　　In conclusion, the directors conclusion is not well-founded. To strengthen the

　　argument, additional information regarding the way in which the employee survey was

　　prepared and conducted is required.